We live in such an unpredictable environment; it does change from time to time. As time goes by, internet has expropriated our daily lives. There is no doubt about this matter, where internet provides plenty of stuffs and information for us. Technology is capable of making more information to be more accessible where it also threatens for unintended information to be shared (Bradley, 2010). Some information was meant for public but some might treat it as personal thing.
According to Madden (2010), social networking has become a mainstream where Web sites could lead us to view some privacy online. The only question is whether you as internet users care about privacy or not? Because Kang (2010) states that experts conclude that internet users are actually care about privacy. However, Madden (2010) says that a study to be released by Pew found that most of the internet users said they put a lot of attention about online privacy but they did not do much about it. Bradley (2010) says that privacy is not dead but when we do not have control to our content, we could feel that our privacy has been violated.
For example, when you wrote about your personal information in Facebook, some people might feel violated if their information is seen by another third party but some people would be glad to share that information about themselves to others. And when you Google your name or your closest friend's name, the system would accommodate you with detailed information. A study shows that after Facebook introduced their new privacy settings, 50% of the users changed their profile settings to even more broadly or more private, but they increase in members instead of losing any users.
Furthermore, Madden (2010) says that young adults always draw the line between their information and to whom they share it with compared to older users. In conclusion, the issue regarding the privacy in the internet, it depends on which perception, purpose and content that you are looking for. We could not judge this matter from one side only, we must look from both side because internet users have their own opinion regarding this case.
According to Madden (2010), social networking has become a mainstream where Web sites could lead us to view some privacy online. The only question is whether you as internet users care about privacy or not? Because Kang (2010) states that experts conclude that internet users are actually care about privacy. However, Madden (2010) says that a study to be released by Pew found that most of the internet users said they put a lot of attention about online privacy but they did not do much about it. Bradley (2010) says that privacy is not dead but when we do not have control to our content, we could feel that our privacy has been violated.
For example, when you wrote about your personal information in Facebook, some people might feel violated if their information is seen by another third party but some people would be glad to share that information about themselves to others. And when you Google your name or your closest friend's name, the system would accommodate you with detailed information. A study shows that after Facebook introduced their new privacy settings, 50% of the users changed their profile settings to even more broadly or more private, but they increase in members instead of losing any users.
Furthermore, Madden (2010) says that young adults always draw the line between their information and to whom they share it with compared to older users. In conclusion, the issue regarding the privacy in the internet, it depends on which perception, purpose and content that you are looking for. We could not judge this matter from one side only, we must look from both side because internet users have their own opinion regarding this case.
Reference List
Bradley, T 2010, Privacy is not dead, just evolving, viewed on 16 June 2010, http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/191506/privacy_is_not_dead_just_evolving.html
Kang, C 2010, Is Internet privacy dead? No, just more complicated, viewed on 16 June 2010, http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2010/Is-Internet-privacy-dead-No-just-more-complicated.aspx
Madden, M 2010, Reputation Management and Social Media, viewed on 16 June 2010, http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Reputation-Management.aspx
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